Opera, Yahoo Team to Deliver Opera Mini Browser

Opera Software and Yahoo have announced a partnership aimed at delivering the Opera Mini Mobile Web Browser to more mobile phone users around the world. Under the arrangement, Yahoo will distribute the Opera Mini browser via Yahoo Mobile.

Opera Software and Yahoo have announced a partnership aimed at
delivering the Opera Mini Mobile Web Browser to more mobile phone users
around the world.
Yahoo officials said the company will begin distributing Opera Mini
via Yahoo Mobile and also as a standalone download from Yahoo's mobile
Web sites in the near future. The Opera Mini client will be available
free of charge.

Opera and Yahoo will be providing access to the full Internet on a
wide range of devices. Opera is tapping Yahoo's extensive distribution
network to allow millions of users to access Opera Mini for a rich
mobile Web surfing experience, the company said.

"As the most popular mobile browser on the planet, Opera Mini will
also be available to users of Yahoo Mobile," said Jon von Tetzchner,
CEO, Opera Software. "Yahoo Mobile with Opera Mini is easily accessible
to end users, operators and manufacturers and provides a cost-effective
means of getting the Internet on your phone. Together, Yahoo and Opera
will bring the full Web experience to your phone, similar to how you
know it from your desktop computer."
Also in a statement, David Ko, senior vice president, Connected
Life, Yahoo, said, "We are excited to announce this partnership with
Opera to bring Opera Mini to Yahoo Mobile users, enabling our consumers
to surf the Internet on their mobile devices."

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